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Credit Michigan coach Brady Hoke with one good decision: He's tuning out all the harsh criticism. "Not to hurt anybody's feelings, but no, I don't (read or listen to media reports). Never have," he said. "For us to get unfocused would be cheating this program." Plus it would take forever. Criticism of Hoke after Michigan's latest failure — a 26-10 home loss to Utah — is coming from national media (ESPN: "It's time to start over at Michigan"), local media (Detroit News: "Things must change at Michigan — soon"), former players (quarterback Michael Taylor said Hoke's "pedigree" made him...

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Credit Michigan coach Brady Hoke with one good decision: He's tuning out all the harsh criticism.
"Not to hurt anybody's feelings, but no, I don't (read or listen to media reports). Never have," he said. "For us to get unfocused would be...

One day after losing one of the NFL's best offensive coordinators in Gary Kubiak, the Ravens replaced him with another top one, Marc Trestman, former head coach of the Chicago Bears.
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Terrell Suggs has registered Pro Bowl seasons in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. So how does the Ravens outside linebacker snap that trend?
"Just ball out," he said this week at training camp. "I'm kind of focused on myself and just...